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Found family

Found family TV Series

Unrelated people slowly becoming each other's family.

Ranked by how defining this tag is for each show · 235 series

10/10 means the show is a defining example. Shows scoring below 7/10 don't make the list.

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235 series Taste tags cover the 5,000 most-rated shows.

Firefly

★ 8.9
303K 14 2002–2003
Found family · Witty banter
10/10

Spy x Family

★ 8.2
63K 50 2022–present
Found family · Anime · Warm humor
10/10

Pose

★ 8.6
37K 26 2018–2021
Queer stories · Found family
10/10

The Fosters

★ 7.9
33K 104 2013–2018
Found family · Family saga
10/10

Fruits Basket

★ 8.5
14K 63 2019–2021
Found family · Anime · Tearjerker
10/10

The Mandalorian

★ 8.6
660K 24 2019–2023
Found family
9/10

One Piece

★ 9.0
358K 1189 1999–present
Sprawling saga
9/10

Community

★ 8.5
312K 110 2009–2015
Ironic & meta · Found family
9/10

One Piece

★ 8.3
209K 17 2023–present
Found family · Hopeful
9/10

Sense8

★ 8.2
172K 24 2015–2018
Queer stories · Found family
9/10

Star Wars: Rebels

★ 8.1
70K 77 2014–2018
Found family · Hopeful
9/10

Doom Patrol

★ 7.7
64K 46 2019–2023
Found family · Chaotic energy
9/10

Steven Universe

★ 8.1
45K 155 2013–2019
Found family · Wholesome
9/10

Fairy Tail

★ 7.8
32K 339 2009–2019
Anime · Found family
9/10

The Owl House

★ 8.6
26K 43 2020–2023
Whimsical · Found family
9/10

She-Ra and the Princesses of Power

★ 8.1
22K 64 2018–2020
Found family · Queer stories
9/10

Somebody Somewhere

★ 8.3
19K 21 2022–2024
Found family · Warm glow
9/10

The Mighty Nein

★ 8.4
14K 9 2025–present
High fantasy · Found family
9/10

AJ and the Queen

★ 7.5
10K 10 2020–2020
Queer stories · Found family
9/10

Tales of the City

★ 7.4
10K 10 2019–2019
Queer stories · Found family
9/10

Fruits Basket

★ 7.8
7K 26 2001–2001
Anime · Found family
9/10

Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid

★ 7.7
7K 55 2017–2022
Found family · Anime · Whimsical
9/10

Kotaro Lives Alone

★ 8.3
6K 10 2022–2022
Child's perspective · Found family
9/10

Tales of the City

★ 8.3
5K 6 1993–1993
Queer stories · Found family
9/10